Missouri Laws 473.597 – Conclusiveness of order approving final settlement
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Terms Used In Missouri Laws 473.597
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
- Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
- Executor: includes administrator where the subject matter applies to an administrator. See Missouri Laws 1.020
- Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
Upon the approval of the final settlement of an executor or administrator, the executor or administrator and his sureties, subject to the right of appeal and to the power of the court to vacate its final orders, shall be relieved from liability for the administration of his trust prior to his final settlement, including liability with respect to the investment of the assets of the estate. The court may disapprove the final settlement in whole or in part and surcharge the executor or administrator for any loss caused by any breach of duty.